OUR COMMITMENTS QUEBEC LIBERAL PARTY Our commitments - QLP !1 / !85 INDEX " The QLP economic team will create 250 000 jobs in five years………..…………………4 A maritime strategy to put Quebec back on track…………………………………………..7 Women at the heart of Quebec’s Economic Development…….…….………..…………..10 Regional Economic Development - the QLP will share mining, oil and gas royalties with local and regional communities…………………………………………………………..13 Education - Reduce to better invest: a Liberal government will invest where it counts most : in the success of the student………………….…..…………….……….…15 Improving access to care: generate savings to reinvest into patient care…….……….18 Act together to fight against intimidation in all of its forms…………………………..…22 Small Medium Businesses central to QLP’s economic recovery plan………………….…25 Protecting head ofces - Act quickly and simply to protect our companies and our jobs……………………………………………………………………………………………………30 A Liberal government will re-launch sustainable northern development with the re-launch of Plan Nord+………………………………………………………………..……..…32 Natural gaz supply: re-launch the North Shore with the Plan Nord+ and the Maritime Strategy……………………………………………………………………..………35 Îles-de-la-madeleine, the region at the heart of the Maritime Strategy……..………..38 Improving the quality of life for our senior citizens : ensuring that our seniors are living in safety and dignity………………………………………………………….……………40 Financial program: gradual elimination of the health tax : A government led by Philippe Couillard will produce a budget surplus by 2015-2016……………………….43 Investing in our infrastructures to restart our economy……………………………..……45 Improving access to healthcare - A Liberal government would undertake without delay renovations to Verdun Hospital………………………………………………………….48 Renewing the forest industry in our regions………………………………..………………..50 Action plan for the Capitale-Nationale- The intelligent city: a modern tool for a great capital…….…………………………………………………………………………………53 A Liberal government would stimulate home renovation to help families and re-launch our economy…………………………………………..……57 Quality training to promote the economic development of Quebec………………..….59 Montreal, an International Metropolis of the future………………..………………………63 A Liberal government will help Quebec families to set aside the necessary funds to purchase their first home……………………………………………………………..………67 Commitments in health inspired by our past success………………………………………69 Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital - QLP reiterates its support for the modernization project……….………………………………………………………………..….71 The economic revival of Quebec and Montreal………………………………………………73 Working together for a stronger and sustainable agricultural sector………………..…76 Reestablish Quebec as a leader in the fight against GHGs………………….……….……79 "A minister of SMBs to support their development…………………………………..………82 " Our commitments - QLP !2 / !85 " Our commitments - QLP !3 / !85 MARCH 6, 2014 " The QLP economic team will create 250 000 jobs in five years " Montreal, March 6 2014 – On Day 2 of the 2014 provincial election campaign, QLP Leader Philippe Couillard unveiled the identities of three candidates with extensive reputations and accomplishments in the world of business who are joining his party’s economic team and committed to create 250.000 jobs in the next five years. « In hockey it is said that the great teams are those with the greatest depth. That is certainly the case with my economic team. The Quebec Liberal Party has the best team and the best plan to re-launch our economy in all regions of Quebec. » - Philippe Couillard Jacques Daoust, who until recently was Chairman and CEO of Investissement Québec, will run in Verdun riding. He was a long time executive with both the Laurentian Bank and the National Bank of Canada. Mr. Daoust oversaw with great success the merger between Investissement Québec and the Société générale de financement. Under his leadership, Investissement Québec played a leading role in successfully steering Quebec through the global financial crisis of 2008-09. Our commitments - QLP !4 / !85 Martin Coiteux, Economist with the Bank of Canada, will run in Nelligan riding. Mr. Coiteux is a specialist in the Quebec economy and the evolution of its companies. He brings to our team in-depth knowledge of the economy in all Quebec regions. Carlos Leitão, a renowned economist with more than 30 years of experience in the financial and banking sectors, will run in Robert Baldwin. Chief Economist with the Laurentian Bank, Mr. Leitão was ranked as the second best Economist in the World in 2008 by Bloomberg News. These three candidates are joining a diverse and very experienced team. “The Parti Québécois broke the economic momentum of Quebec. In 2013, 66,800 full-time jobs were lost in Quebec. During the same period, 53,800 jobs were created in Ontario, and 136,800 in Canada. The Quebec economy is officially stalled. Jump-starting our economy is of the utmost urgency,” Mr. Couillard continued. The Quebec Liberal Party’s plan is to create 250,000 jobs over the course of the next five years. "We have the team and plan in place that can face the challenges head-on and provide Quebec families with quality jobs," said Mr. Couillard. A Liberal government would in its first 100 days: • Re-establish the budgets of the Quebec infrastructure plan; • Introduce a tax credit for home renovations; • Present a budget that provides encouragement to foreign investors and Quebec and Canadian companies by establishing the predictability and stability that creates a " favorable investment climate in Quebec. During its first mandate, a Liberal government would: • Re-launch the Plan Nord; • Deploy the first Maritime Strategy in our history; • Put in place an aggressive export strategy to take advantage of Free Trade Agreements with the European Union and the United States; Our commitments - QLP !5 / !85 • Adopt measures to stimulate investments and innovation and re-launch the manufacturing sector; • Favor the active growth of the population and technological and professional development so that Quebecers will have the skills and qualifications demanded by " today’s job markets. These commitments will be explained in detail over the length of the election campaign. “Quebecers deserve better than the PQ in the economic sector; Quebec families deserve more. Economic growth will allow us to better finance public services, to reach and maintain budget balance and reduce the weight of our provincial debt for future generations while easing the load borne by the middle class,” Mr. Couillard concluded. Together, we will address the real issues. " " " " " " " " " " Our commitments - QLP !6 / !85 MARCH 7, 2014 " A maritime strategy to put Quebec back on track Quebec City, March 7, 2014 – Philippe Couillard, Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party, today unveiled the first maritime strategy in Quebec’s history, which will seek to maximize the entire potential of the St. Lawrence river and estuary. It will stimulate economic development in all Quebec regions along its banks and coasts, from Gaspé and Îles-de-la-Madeleine to Montreal, with detours by Sept-Îles and Rivière-du-Loup, passing by the Montérégie. This ambitious maritime strategy will give birth to new vectors of economic growth and will provide new impetus for several industries. It is a cornerstone of the Quebec Liberal Party’s new job creation policy. This project will see the creation of 30,000 new jobs between 2015 and 2030. It will generate private investments of more than $4 billion as well as public investments of more than $3 million in infrastructures. It will generate financial benefits superior to $3.5 billion for the Quebec and Canadian governments. We have the opportunity to restart our economy together by exploiting in a responsible fashion Quebec’s maritime potential. For example, the combination of NAFTA and Free Trade Our commitments - QLP !7 / !85 with the European Union will enhance the importance of Quebec as a driving force in transatlantic transport. It is an opportunity that we must seize now to drive our economy. - Philippe Couillard Objectives of the maritime strategy include: • To seize all opportunities for the development of maritime transportation stemming from Free Trade with Europe and the expansion of the Panama Canal. • To do so, we and the federal government will favor investments in port facilities in Quebec and the creation of a high-value-added logistics pole. • We shall develop intermodal transportation and coastal traffic and breathe new life into Quebec’s shipyards, with the combined goal of fostering economic growth and the reduction of the hydrocarbon emissions related to the transport of goods and people. • We will improve the ferry services, notably those intermediate services • To take advantage of all opportunities emanating from the rapid expansion of the cruise industry • We shall invest in infrastructures by establishing an Office of Maritime Tourism to develop all tourism offer partnerships that are public-private or private-private. • We also shall seize all opportunities arising from the development of maritime and environmental technologies. • We will enroll Quebec firmly in the blue economy by investing in our research and marine technology institutes to foster innovation and lead up to the commercialization of new products. • To transport our merchandise in a safer and more ecological manner. • We are promoting maritime transport, in a sustainable development perspective, in a bid to reduce hydrocarbon emissions. 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